“I can take a joke with the best” [HOUN] "Dad jokes" are typically punny or corny humor used mainly by fathers (although anyone c...
The Basics
Episode 312: Worldwide Doyle

“from Portsmouth at midday” [LAST] The Portsmouth Library is home to the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, largely made possible by the beques...
by Scott Monty
Worldwide Doyle 2025 Lectures in June and July

“His lectures were as brilliant as ever” [CREE] In June and July, the Portsmouth Library and Archives will be hosting a series of four onli...
Baker Street Elementary – Increased Devotion
“an honored friend” [SIGN] Memorial Day just passed here in the United States. It's the day we honor those who have fallen in the line ...
by Scott Monty
Episode 311: The Digital Archive at the Toronto Public Library

“You can file it in our archives, Watson” [RETI] North America is home to a number of public collections, libraries, museums, and archives ...
by Scott Monty
USA Today's 10 Best: The Mysterious Bookshop
“Who do you give your casting vote to?” [ENGR] The Mysterious Bookshop is an independent bookstore in New York City and is one of the oldes...
Baker Street Elementary – Rebellion!
“the revolting business” [CARD] It's always pleasant to get along with others. It is, of course, how all great things are accomplished:...
Baker Street Elementary – I'll Drink to That
“Is alcohol permitted?” [MAZA] In the Sherlockian world, the saying made famous by John Bennett Shaw, BSI ("The Hans Sloane of My Age...
by Scott Monty
Episode 310: White Smoke

“we can bring it to a successful conclusion” [EMPT] When we discussed the Midwest Canonical Conclave in Episode 308, we weren't exactly...
Granada Sherlock Holmes Starring Jeremy Brett Remastered in 4K
“even more highly” [SCAN] The early days of watching the Granada/ITV production of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes , starring Jeremy Bre...
Baker Street Elementary – Flowery Language
“What a lovely thing a rose is” [NAVA] Sherlock Holmes was not a fan of emotions, particularly when it came to his work. In The Sign of Fou...
Episode 309: Holmes In an Hour or Two

“good enough to chronicle one or two of my trifling experiences” [SCAN] Don't care for Sherlockian chronologies? Well, you're not a...
by Scott Monty
Baker Street Elementary - A Quarter for Your Thoughts
“It is late in March, so quarter-day is at hand” [WIST] In "Wisteria Lodge," John Scott Eccles tells Sherlock Holmes about his st...
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Episode 282: A History of the Woman
“to Sherlock Holmes, she is always the woman” [SCAN] This is a fascinating episode that brings us closer to the inside story of " The...